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Table 4. Security menu items
Menu item
Submenu item Selection Comments
Supervisor Password
• Disabled
• Enabled
Refer to “Supervisor password” on
page 48
.
Lock UEFI BIOS Settings
• Disabled
• Enabled
Enable or disable the function that
protects items in the ThinkPad
Setup program from being changed
by unauthorized users. By default,
this is set to Disabled. If you set
the supervisor password and enable
this function, no one but you can
change the items in the ThinkPad
Setup program.
Password at unattended
boot
• Disabled
• Enabled
If you select and enable Password
at unattended boot, a password
prompt will be displayed when
the computer is turned on, from
either a power-off or hibernation
state. If you select Disabled, no
password prompt will be displayed;
the computer goes ahead and loads
the operating system. To prevent
unauthorized access, you can set
the user authentication on the
operating system.
Password at restart • Disabled
• Enabled
If you select and enable Password
at restart, a password prompt will
be displayed when you restart the
computer. If you selectDisabled, no
password prompt will be displayed;
the computer goes ahead and loads
the operating system. To prevent
unauthorized access, you can set
the user authentication on the
operating system.
Set Minimum Length
• Disabled
• x characters
(4≤x≤12)
Specify a minimum length for
power-on password and hard disk
passwords. If you set the supervisor
password and specify a minimum
length for passwords, no one but
you can change the length.
Power-On Password
• Disabled
• Enabled
Refer to “Power-on password” on
page 47.
Hard Disk1 Password • Disabled
• Enabled
Refer to “Hard disk passwords” on
page 50.
Password
Hard Disk2 Password • Disabled
• Enabled
Refer to “Hard disk passwords” on
page 50.
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